Fifteen people were shot during a violent incident at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt, Oakland&nbsp;— over 800 miles south of Washington DC&nbsp;— in the intervening night of June 19 and June 20. The event, which turned chaotic due to an illegal "sideshow," led police to search for multiple shooters as more than 50 shell casings were found at the scene.

No arrests had been made by Thursday afternoon (June 20).

<h2>Juneteenth shooting incident: What happened in Oakland?</h2>

The peaceful Juneteenth gathering, attended by approximately 5,000 people, was disrupted around 8:15 pm (local time) when about 20 vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes, began a sideshow on the north side of the lake.

Sideshows, or street takeovers, involve dangerous stunts like doughnuts, drifting, and burnouts, often drawing large crowds and obstructing traffic.

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The pattern of mass celebrations morphing into violent&nbsp;sideshows&nbsp;has become increasingly prevalent in cities across the United States, including Oakland.

Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell reported that the violence escalated when an individual walked across the hood of a sideshow vehicle, prompting multiple occupants to exit the car and attack the person, who sustained injuries severe enough to require hospitalisation, Associated Press reported.

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The potentially&nbsp;racist motivations in the incident could not be immediately ascertained.

The chaotic scene worsened as some in the crowd began attacking police officers.

A woman was arrested for assaulting an officer who was administering first aid to a gunshot victim.&nbsp;

Among the victims, one person remained in critical condition, with ages ranging from 20 to 30 years old. Other injuries included the loss of fingers and minor gunshot wounds.

"The opportunity to celebrate with your family and friends should never be marred by gunfire," said Chief Mitchell during a Thursday news conference.

Juneteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War. The holiday was designated a federal holiday in 2021 and has since gained wider recognition, marked by numerous public festivities.

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Fifteen people were shot during a violent incident at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt, Oakland — over 800 miles south of Washington DC — in the intervening night of June 19 and June 20.

Fifteen people were shot during a violent incident at a Juneteenth celebration at Lake Merritt, Oakland — over 800 miles south of Washington DC — in the intervening night of June 19 and June 20. The event, which turned chaotic due to an illegal "sideshow," led police to search for multiple shooters as more than 50 shell casings were found at the scene. No arrests had been made by Thursday afternoon (June 20). Juneteenth shooting incident: What happened in Oakland? The peaceful Juneteenth gathering, attended by approximately 5,000 people, was disrupted around 8:15 pm (local time) when about 20 vehicles, including all-terrain vehicles and dirt bikes, began a sideshow on the north side of the lake. Sideshows, or street takeovers, involve dangerous stunts like doughnuts, drifting, and burnouts, often drawing large crowds and obstructing traffic. Also watch | US Elections 2024: US President Biden, VP Harris mark Juneteenth × The pattern of mass celebrations morphing into violent sideshows has become increasingly prevalent in cities across the United States, including Oakland. Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell reported that the violence escalated when an individual walked across the hood of a sideshow vehicle, prompting multiple occupants to exit the car and attack the person, who sustained injuries severe enough to require hospitalisation, Associated Press reported. Also read | Juneteenth 2024: From history, significance to special events - All you need to know The potentially racist motivations in the incident could not be immediately ascertained. The chaotic scene worsened as some in the crowd began attacking police officers. A woman was arrested for assaulting an officer who was administering first aid to a gunshot victim. Among the victims, one person remained in critical condition, with ages ranging from 20 to 30 years old. Other injuries included the loss of fingers and minor gunshot wounds. "The opportunity to celebrate with your family and friends should never be marred by gunfire," said Chief Mitchell during a Thursday news conference. Juneteenth, observed on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and the end of the Civil War. The holiday was designated a federal holiday in 2021 and has since gained wider recognition, marked by numerous public festivities. (With inputs from agencies)

Oakland Juneteenth celebrations morph into show of violence, 15 injured in shooting incident

For many years, especially during the Christmas season, families and kids have enjoyed the fun-filled Children's Fairyland amusement park, with Oakland's most lovable Santa Claus at its heart. It's not his festive charm or his tailored red suit that make this Santa unique from the others, but it's the thought! Oakland's beloved Black Santa doesn't believe his race matters to kids. Is it time I stopped caring about Santa's race too?

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An amusement park in Oakland, California has a Santa Claus with a difference. Black people are playing Santa Claud here and they are huge hit with the kids like everywhere else.

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Oakland, California, paid tribute to the late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur on Friday, renaming a section of MacArthur Boulevard in his honour nearly 27 years after his tragic killing. The unveiling of "Tupac Shakur Way" was met with reverence and heartfelt speeches by family members, friends, and collaborators, including Oakland native MC Hammer.

Tupac Shakur, born in New York and raised in both New York and Baltimore, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his mother in the late 1980s. He eventually called Oakland his adopted hometown and immersed himself in its culture.

City Councilwoman Carroll Fife spearheaded the effort to rename the street in honour of Tupac, emphasising his deep connection to the city. "He claimed Oakland," Fife declared, "He said Oakland gave him his game."

The emotional ceremony, which lasted nearly two hours, featured heartfelt speeches from those who knew Tupac personally. The late rapper's sister, Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur, spoke tearfully to the gathered crowd, saying, "Let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts." Moments later, the sign for Tupac Shakur Way was unveiled, a lasting testament to the enduring legacy of the rapper.

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MC Hammer, who was with Tupac during his final months before his tragic death in 1996, shared his admiration for his late friend, saying, "Hands down, the greatest rapper ever, there's not even a question of that."

Other prominent figures from the hip-hop world, including Money-B and Too Short, also addressed the crowd, sharing their personal memories and highlighting Tupac's lasting impact on the music industry.

The renaming ceremony took place just a day after a former Southern California street gang leader, Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis, pleaded not guilty to murder charges related to the Las Vegas shooting death of Tupac Shakur. Davis is the only surviving person who was in the vehicle from which the fatal shots were fired.&nbsp;

Shakur's relatives, however, maintained a distance from the prosecution, making only passing reference to the ongoing legal proceedings. Sekyiwa Shakur acknowledged her brother's tragic fate, stating, "He died at 25 years old in gang violence, by the hands of another Black man, by the planning of another Black man, whoever that man may be."

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Oakland, California, paid tribute to the late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur on Friday, renaming a section of MacArthur Boulevard in his honour nearly 27 years after his tragic killing.

Oakland, California, paid tribute to the late hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur on Friday, renaming a section of MacArthur Boulevard in his honour nearly 27 years after his tragic killing. The unveiling of "Tupac Shakur Way" was met with reverence and heartfelt speeches by family members, friends, and collaborators, including Oakland native MC Hammer. Tupac Shakur, born in New York and raised in both New York and Baltimore, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area with his mother in the late 1980s. He eventually called Oakland his adopted hometown and immersed himself in its culture. City Councilwoman Carroll Fife spearheaded the effort to rename the street in honour of Tupac, emphasising his deep connection to the city. "He claimed Oakland," Fife declared, "He said Oakland gave him his game." The emotional ceremony, which lasted nearly two hours, featured heartfelt speeches from those who knew Tupac personally. The late rapper's sister, Sekyiwa "Set" Shakur, spoke tearfully to the gathered crowd, saying, "Let his spirit live on the rest of these years in these streets and in your hearts." Moments later, the sign for Tupac Shakur Way was unveiled, a lasting testament to the enduring legacy of the rapper. Also read: Al Pacino, 83, to pay an eye-watering amount to girlfriend Noor Alfallah, 29, in child support MC Hammer, who was with Tupac during his final months before his tragic death in 1996, shared his admiration for his late friend, saying, "Hands down, the greatest rapper ever, there's not even a question of that." Other prominent figures from the hip-hop world, including Money-B and Too Short, also addressed the crowd, sharing their personal memories and highlighting Tupac's lasting impact on the music industry. The renaming ceremony took place just a day after a former Southern California street gang leader, Duane Keith "Keffe D" Davis, pleaded not guilty to murder charges related to the Las Vegas shooting death of Tupac Shakur. Davis is the only surviving person who was in the vehicle from which the fatal shots were fired. Shakur's relatives, however, maintained a distance from the prosecution, making only passing reference to the ongoing legal proceedings. Sekyiwa Shakur acknowledged her brother's tragic fate, stating, "He died at 25 years old in gang violence, by the hands of another Black man, by the planning of another Black man, whoever that man may be." (With inputs from agencies)

Tupac Shakur Way: Oakland renames street in honour of late rapper Tupac, 27 years after his death

Barbara Boxer, a former United States Senator, was robbed and abused in Oakland, California, on Monday.

The incident occurred Monday morning in the waterfront Jack London Square district, according to a statement posted on the 80-year-old's Twitter&nbsp;account.&nbsp;

Boxer was pushed from behind&nbsp;by her attacker. The assailant then got in a waiting car with her belongings.&nbsp;

"Earlier today former Senator Barbara Boxer was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland. The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car. She is thankful that she was not seriously injured, "her tweet read.

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Boxer said fortunately she didn't fall. "My heart was pounding. My hands were shaking. I was glad I was on my feet."

She walked to a nearby Verizon store to get help.

The case is being investigated by Oakland police.

Furthermore, Crime Stoppers of Oakland is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest.&nbsp;

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Barbara Boxer, a former United States Senator, was robbed and abused in Oakland, California, on Monday. The incident occurred Monday morning in the waterfront Jack London Square district, according to a statement posted on the 80-year-old's Twitter account.

Barbara Boxer, a former United States Senator, was robbed and abused in Oakland, California, on Monday. The incident occurred Monday morning in the waterfront Jack London Square district, according to a statement posted on the 80-year-old's Twitter account. Boxer was pushed from behind by her attacker. The assailant then got in a waiting car with her belongings. "Earlier today former Senator Barbara Boxer was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland. The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car. She is thankful that she was not seriously injured, "her tweet read. Earlier today former Senator Barbara Boxer was assaulted in the Jack London Square neighborhood of Oakland. The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting car. She is thankful that she was not seriously injured." — Barbara Boxer (@BarbaraBoxer) July 26, 2021 × Boxer said fortunately she didn't fall. "My heart was pounding. My hands were shaking. I was glad I was on my feet." She walked to a nearby Verizon store to get help. The case is being investigated by Oakland police. Furthermore, Crime Stoppers of Oakland is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest. (With inputs from agencies)

Former US Senator Barbara Boxer assaulted and robbed in Oakland

The black panther party in the United States was at the forefront of the anti-racism effort in the 1960s and the 1970s. For this, they were villainized by law and enforcement agencies.

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To Black Americans in the 1960s who were targeted and harassed by the police, 21-year-old Fred Hampton was an empowering figure.

To the FBI and its director, J. Edgar Hoover, Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was a radical threat.

Hampton was killed by Chicago police officers early on the morning of Dec. 4, 1969, during a raid on his West Side apartment, which was a block south of the Black Panther Party’s Chicago headquarters. The ambush, and the months of FBI surveillance of Hampton and the Panthers that preceded it, are dramatized in Shaka King’s film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which began streaming Friday on HBO Max.

 
At the time of Hampton’s death, Chicago was the site of political protests and violent clashes with law enforcement. The infamous trial of the Chicago 7, a court battle that involved seven Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention (a saga chronicled in Aaron Sorkin’s recent film “The Trial of the Chicago 7”), had been underway for a little over two months.

King, who co-wrote the script with Will Berson, drew mostly from fact while taking viewers inside the Black Panther Party in the months leading up to Hampton’s death, though they took a few dramatic liberties. For instance, the film’s star, Daniel Kaluuya, is a decade older than the 21-year-old Hampton was when he was killed.

Here is a guide to the real-life people, groups and events that feature in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Be warned, there are spoilers, if such a thing is possible when speaking of history.

Who were the Black Panthers?

The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by a pair of Black college students, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, to oppose police brutality and racism in local neighborhoods. The Panthers, who were known for their military-style black berets, leather jackets and raised-fist salute, believed in removing abusive officers from communities by any means necessary, including armed resistance.

The FBI viewed the Panthers as a radical group capable of galvanizing a militant Black nationalist movement. (Hoover, the bureau’s first director, called the Black Panther Party “the greatest threat to the internal security of the country”). But the Panthers also launched a number of social initiatives: Members ran medical clinics, provided free transportation to prisons for family members of inmates, and started a free breakfast program that fed thousands of schoolchildren.

Who was Fred Hampton?

The charismatic community organizer enjoyed a meteoric rise that took him from campaigning for an integrated community pool and recreational center in his hometown, Maywood, Illinois, to preaching to thousands as the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party.

In 1969, a few months after helping to found the party’s Illinois chapter, the 20-year-old Hampton brokered an alliance he called the Rainbow Coalition, which united the Black Panthers, the Young Patriots (Southern white leftists) and the Young Lords (a Puerto Rican civil and human rights organization) in an effort to combat poverty and racism in their Chicago communities.

Hampton’s rapid ascent through the ranks of the Black Panther Party landed him in the cross hairs of a secret FBI counterintelligence program, known as Cointelpro, that Hoover formed to “expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit or otherwise neutralize the activities of Black nationalist, hate-type organizations.” Targets included both the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Ku Klux Klan. Hoover declared in an internal memo that he sought to prevent the “rise of a ‘messiah’ who could unify and electrify the militant Black nationalist movement.”

Under Cointelpro, the FBI tried a number of tactics to sow discord within the Black Panther Party at the national and local levels, including sending bogus letters to two of its leaders, Eldridge Cleaver and Huey Newton, which claimed that each sought to depose the other. Authorities also arrested Hampton and several other Panthers in an effort to publicly discredit the group.

In the months before the raid on Hampton’s apartment, the Panthers and the police also faced off in two gunbattles: One in July 1969 at the party’s West Side headquarters in which five police officers and three Panthers were injured, and a South Side fight that November that left two officers and one Panther dead.

 
Who was William O’Neal?

At 17, O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield in the movie) already had a criminal record when the FBI agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) tracked him down after he stole a car in 1966. But O’Neal soon took on a new role: FBI informant. Given the choice between facing felony charges or agreeing to infiltrate the Panthers, he opted for the latter: as a security captain in the Illinois Black Panther Party, he infiltrated Hampton’s inner circle.

In 1969, O’Neal sketched a floor plan of Hampton’s West Side apartment, including where everyone slept, which the FBI then shared with the Chicago Police Department, the agency that conducted the fatal raid. But unlike the character in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the real O’Neal did not see his actions as a betrayal of Hampton or the Panthers. “I had no allegiance to the Panthers,” he recalled in an interview for the PBS docuseries “Eyes on the Prize,” which chronicled the history of the civil rights movement in the United States.

What happened the morning Fred Hampton was killed?

Fourteen Chicago police officers showed up before dawn on Dec. 4, 1969, at Hampton’s apartment, acting on the orders of Edward V. Hanrahan, the Cook County state’s attorney. Over the course of about 10 minutes, more than 80 shots were fired. When the smoke cleared, Hampton, 21, and another party leader, Mark Clark, 22, were dead, and four other Panthers and two police officers were wounded.

At first, the police claimed they killed Hampton in self-defense after people in the apartment began firing shotguns at them as they tried to execute a search warrant for illegal weapons. But ballistics experts determined that only one of the bullets was probably discharged from a weapon belonging to an occupant of the apartment. A federal grand jury investigation also revealed that the “bullet holes” in the apartment’s front door, which officers had cited as evidence that the Panthers had shot at them, were in fact nail holes created by police.

Though the Chicago Police Department had led the raid, the grand jury concluded that it had been coordinated by the FBI as part of Hoover’s mission to cripple the Black Panther Party — and an FBI memo later revealed that the bureau had authorized a bonus payment to O’Neal.

The first federal grand jury declined to indict anyone involved in the raid, and though a subsequent grand jury indicted Hanrahan and the police officers who participated in the shootings, all the charges were dismissed. In 1982, without admitting any wrongdoing, the federal government, the city of Chicago and Cook County agreed to pay $1.85 million to the families of Hampton and Clark and to survivors of the raid.

Clarence M. Kelley, who succeeded Hoover as head of the FBI in 1973, issued a public apology three years later for the bureau’s abuse of power in the “twilight” of Hoover’s career. “Some of those activities were clearly wrong and quite indefensible,” Kelley said. “We most certainly must never allow them to be repeated.”

To Black Americans in the 1960s who were targeted and harassed by the police, 21-year-old Fred Hampton was an empowering figure. To the FBI and its director, J. Edgar Hoover, Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was a radical threat.

To Black Americans in the 1960s who were targeted and harassed by the police, 21-year-old Fred Hampton was an empowering figure. To the FBI and its director, J. Edgar Hoover, Hampton, the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party, was a radical threat. Hampton was killed by Chicago police officers early on the morning of Dec. 4, 1969, during a raid on his West Side apartment, which was a block south of the Black Panther Party’s Chicago headquarters. The ambush, and the months of FBI surveillance of Hampton and the Panthers that preceded it, are dramatized in Shaka King’s film “Judas and the Black Messiah,” which began streaming Friday on HBO Max. At the time of Hampton’s death, Chicago was the site of political protests and violent clashes with law enforcement. The infamous trial of the Chicago 7, a court battle that involved seven Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiring to incite riots during the 1968 Democratic National Convention (a saga chronicled in Aaron Sorkin’s recent film “The Trial of the Chicago 7”), had been underway for a little over two months. King, who co-wrote the script with Will Berson, drew mostly from fact while taking viewers inside the Black Panther Party in the months leading up to Hampton’s death, though they took a few dramatic liberties. For instance, the film’s star, Daniel Kaluuya, is a decade older than the 21-year-old Hampton was when he was killed. Here is a guide to the real-life people, groups and events that feature in “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Be warned, there are spoilers, if such a thing is possible when speaking of history. Who were the Black Panthers? The Black Panther Party was founded in 1966 in Oakland, California, by a pair of Black college students, Bobby Seale and Huey P. Newton, to oppose police brutality and racism in local neighborhoods. The Panthers, who were known for their military-style black berets, leather jackets and raised-fist salute, believed in removing abusive officers from communities by any means necessary, including armed resistance. The FBI viewed the Panthers as a radical group capable of galvanizing a militant Black nationalist movement. (Hoover, the bureau’s first director, called the Black Panther Party “the greatest threat to the internal security of the country”). But the Panthers also launched a number of social initiatives: Members ran medical clinics, provided free transportation to prisons for family members of inmates, and started a free breakfast program that fed thousands of schoolchildren. Who was Fred Hampton? The charismatic community organizer enjoyed a meteoric rise that took him from campaigning for an integrated community pool and recreational center in his hometown, Maywood, Illinois, to preaching to thousands as the chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party. In 1969, a few months after helping to found the party’s Illinois chapter, the 20-year-old Hampton brokered an alliance he called the Rainbow Coalition, which united the Black Panthers, the Young Patriots (Southern white leftists) and the Young Lords (a Puerto Rican civil and human rights organization) in an effort to combat poverty and racism in their Chicago communities. Hampton’s rapid ascent through the ranks of the Black Panther Party landed him in the cross hairs of a secret FBI counterintelligence program, known as Cointelpro, that Hoover formed to “expose, disrupt, misdirect, discredit or otherwise neutralize the activities of Black nationalist, hate-type organizations.” Targets included both the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Ku Klux Klan. Hoover declared in an internal memo that he sought to prevent the “rise of a ‘messiah’ who could unify and electrify the militant Black nationalist movement.” Under Cointelpro, the FBI tried a number of tactics to sow discord within the Black Panther Party at the national and local levels, including sending bogus letters to two of its leaders, Eldridge Cleaver and Huey Newton, which claimed that each sought to depose the other. Authorities also arrested Hampton and several other Panthers in an effort to publicly discredit the group. In the months before the raid on Hampton’s apartment, the Panthers and the police also faced off in two gunbattles: One in July 1969 at the party’s West Side headquarters in which five police officers and three Panthers were injured, and a South Side fight that November that left two officers and one Panther dead. Who was William O’Neal? At 17, O’Neal (Lakeith Stanfield in the movie) already had a criminal record when the FBI agent Roy Mitchell (Jesse Plemons) tracked him down after he stole a car in 1966. But O’Neal soon took on a new role: FBI informant. Given the choice between facing felony charges or agreeing to infiltrate the Panthers, he opted for the latter: as a security captain in the Illinois Black Panther Party, he infiltrated Hampton’s inner circle. In 1969, O’Neal sketched a floor plan of Hampton’s West Side apartment, including where everyone slept, which the FBI then shared with the Chicago Police Department, the agency that conducted the fatal raid. But unlike the character in “Judas and the Black Messiah,” the real O’Neal did not see his actions as a betrayal of Hampton or the Panthers. “I had no allegiance to the Panthers,” he recalled in an interview for the PBS docuseries “Eyes on the Prize,” which chronicled the history of the civil rights movement in the United States. What happened the morning Fred Hampton was killed? Fourteen Chicago police officers showed up before dawn on Dec. 4, 1969, at Hampton’s apartment, acting on the orders of Edward V. Hanrahan, the Cook County state’s attorney. Over the course of about 10 minutes, more than 80 shots were fired. When the smoke cleared, Hampton, 21, and another party leader, Mark Clark, 22, were dead, and four other Panthers and two police officers were wounded. At first, the police claimed they killed Hampton in self-defense after people in the apartment began firing shotguns at them as they tried to execute a search warrant for illegal weapons. But ballistics experts determined that only one of the bullets was probably discharged from a weapon belonging to an occupant of the apartment. A federal grand jury investigation also revealed that the “bullet holes” in the apartment’s front door, which officers had cited as evidence that the Panthers had shot at them, were in fact nail holes created by police. Though the Chicago Police Department had led the raid, the grand jury concluded that it had been coordinated by the FBI as part of Hoover’s mission to cripple the Black Panther Party — and an FBI memo later revealed that the bureau had authorized a bonus payment to O’Neal. The first federal grand jury declined to indict anyone involved in the raid, and though a subsequent grand jury indicted Hanrahan and the police officers who participated in the shootings, all the charges were dismissed. In 1982, without admitting any wrongdoing, the federal government, the city of Chicago and Cook County agreed to pay $1.85 million to the families of Hampton and Clark and to survivors of the raid. Clarence M. Kelley, who succeeded Hoover as head of the FBI in 1973, issued a public apology three years later for the bureau’s abuse of power in the “twilight” of Hoover’s career. “Some of those activities were clearly wrong and quite indefensible,” Kelley said. “We most certainly must never allow them to be repeated.”

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Activists put out a call online on Tuesday for local artists to come beautify the boarded up businesses. By Wednesday, several dozen artists were spray-painting murals and slogans in support of anti-police brutality protests, Black Lives Matter, and George Floyd, who was killed in Minneapolis last month by a white police officer who pinned him down with his knee.

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